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18/04/2024
Banking supervision is tailored to the risks to which banks are exposed and to their vulnerabilities, ensuring that the areas of greatest concern are reviewed. Setting supervisory priorities allows for more effective supervision and more efficient management of resources.
Prudential supervision / SSM
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31/01/2024
The Red Sea crisis is driving up global shipping costs. However, our bottleneck indicator suggests that, for the time being, the economic impact is limited compared with other previous episodes. In any event, developments must be closely monitored. Our daily bottleneck indicator enables us to track the situation in real time.
22/01/2024
A treasure in the Library: the manuscript of Cantillon’s Essai, the first modern economic treatise
The Banco de España’s Library houses a late 18th-century manuscript of the first known Spanish translation of Richard Cantillon’s Essai sur la nature du commerce en général. This work is considered to be the cradle of modern economics.
20/12/2023
Suptech: how innovative technology helps us supervise banks
The Banco de España seeks to promote innovative technology. Incorporating suptech into supervisory activity is a top priority. One of the pillars of our strategy is to capitalise on our rich data sources using tools like artificial intelligence (AI).
12/12/2023
Is reducing carbon emissions compatible with economic growth?
Squaring lower carbon emissions with growth requires energy efficiency to be improved and energy to be “decarbonised”. Headway on these fronts since the early 21st century has helped reduce emissions in Spain and Europe, but we must go much further if we are to achieve our climate targets.
27/11/2023
40 years of quality statistics on Spanish firms
The Banco de España’s Central Balance Sheet Data Office was launched in 1983 to create and maintain highly detailed databases on Spanish firms. It has since become a benchmark for statistical information and research on the Spanish business sector thanks to the wealth and quality of its data.
15/11/2023
The banking union: what is it and how does it benefit us?
While incomplete, the banking union is already a reality and a key component of European integration. But what is it? Why does it matter? And how does it benefit us? The Deputy Governor answers these questions and looks at what still needs to be done.
25/10/2023
Which ECB interest rate affects my loan or mortgage?
The European Central Bank sets three key interest rates. We explain which of these three currently affects the cost of our loans and mortgages most directly. Funnily enough, it’s not the one the media focus on most.
19/10/2023
The digital euro: what is it and what’s in it for us
The growing use of electronic means of payment, such as cards and mobile payments, has led the Eurosystem to consider issuing a digital euro to complement cash. Here we explain what a digital euro would be and its advantages if eventually adopted.
11/10/2023
Who (really) foots the tax bill?
Taxpayers can sometimes pass at least some of their tax burden on to others. Understanding who really bears the cost is key to improving the Spanish tax system. Encouraging micro data-based research into “tax incidence” would be helpful.
29/09/2023
The Banco de España raises the capital buffers for systemic banks
Systemic banks are key for the stability of the financial system. They are thus subject to specific additional regulatory capital buffers. For 2024 onwards, the Banco de España has raised the minimum buffers for Santander and BBVA, in line with the new framework set in place by the ECB.
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